Thursday, 1 June 2017

Tips For Effective Preparation Of The Six Sigma Exam

Six Sigma is a methodology and set of tools that aims to
identify, scrutinize, and eliminate errors in a process. A Six Sigma process is
almost 100% error-free, particularly stating 3.4 defects in one million
processes. Six Sigma teams are those that contain a mixture of skills and
people fulfilling the roles that are appropriate to their training level. There
are five levels of Six Sigma named after the names of martial levels, namely
White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, and Master Black Belt, ranging
from the least experienced to most experienced. Whichever level you stand at,
you would always want to go a step higher; and for this you require proper
training. To have your team undergo professional training to achieve qualified Six Sigma Certification in India, you
must approach a specialist like TQMI who has been providing such guidance and
qualifications to businesses since more than the past two decades. As you
prepare for such certification, you must consider incorporating the following
tips.

Plan up a schedule

You must first identify the key subject areas, after which
you can appropriately create a study group with the same interests, and prepare
a weekly schedule. You must try to cover one chapter per week and complete it
before 3 weeks before the examinations. Read each chapter before your study
group session and mark all the key questions and concepts. Even if you need to
work hard to stick to your schedule, you must put in all efforts to achieve it.
You must be very sure that you know how to use each tool and concept in every
chapter so that you expertise in understanding where and when you can apply
each tool. After every chapter, make it a habit to summarize the key points and
topics. After completion of all chapters, combine the entire summary list from
all chapters to make it a master summary that you can review before the exam.

Create an exam
toolkit

Break out each phase of the DMAIC methodology, which means
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control. Create an outline of the text
book containing all sections and sub-sections for every chapter. Also, create a
reference guide containing all terms and tools, brief descriptions, and
textbook page numbers that can prove to be a very important go-to reference in
order to quickly refer to and locate a topic in the textbook. Additionally, you
must be very organized with your materials and know how to use them
efficiently.

Exam preparation

Work with a study group to identify problems and gain
understanding of both correct and incorrect answers. Next, identify your
strategy before the exam. This includes going through all the questions and
marking the questions to which you have answers to. Next, mark the questions
you feel less confident about answering. With all this in hand, you can do an
in-depth review for the marked questions. Answer all the definition type
questions first. Then, group all the questions according to the phases of DMAIC
by writing the phase next to the question.

Although preparing for and giving the Six Sigma examination
is a challenge, but with proper preparation and a great support system, you can
achieve a rewarding and hard-earned LeanSix Sigma Certification in India!